//m.caisenvip.com/global/wp-content/themes/bb-theme-child/assets/rss_feeds/global/disasters_rss.xml Disasters RSS feeds. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:12:43 GMT en //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/street-level-maps-to-help-plan-for-floods-disasters/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/street-level-maps-to-help-plan-for-floods-disasters/ UN University develops tool that generates street-level maps to help with disaster planning. Thu, 7 Oct 2021 05:24:33 GMT+0000 Melanie Sison //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/interconnected-disasters-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/interconnected-disasters-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/ Disasters around the globe have much in common, including their root causes, says a UN report. Wed, 8 Sep 2021 02:42:00 GMT+0000 Gareth Willmer //m.caisenvip.com/global/africa-science-focus/east-africas-rising-flood-threat/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/africa-science-focus/east-africas-rising-flood-threat/ Could incorporating traditional knowledge into environmental management prevent future flooding catastrophes? Wed, 3 Mar 2021 03:15:32 GMT+0000 //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/ageing-dams-are-ticking-time-bombs/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/ageing-dams-are-ticking-time-bombs/ UN study draws attention to ageing dams that endanger millions of lives globally. Mon, 8 Feb 2021 03:28:09 GMT+0000 Ranjit Devraj //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/dimming-the-sun-could-cut-drought-risk-by-90-per-cent/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/dimming-the-sun-could-cut-drought-risk-by-90-per-cent/ Using aerosols to block the sun’s energy could reduce global warming and drought risk, a simulation study suggests. Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:49:07 GMT+0000 Laura Owings //m.caisenvip.com/global/africa-science-focus/east-africa-s-operation-locust-swarm-1x/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/africa-science-focus/east-africa-s-operation-locust-swarm-1x/ Battle against locusts continues as new swarms expected in parts of East Africa. Wed, 23 Sep 2020 02:13:48 GMT+0000 //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/volcanoes-and-floods-how-satellites-monitor-disasters/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/volcanoes-and-floods-how-satellites-monitor-disasters/ Latin America launches into space satellites for monitoring disasters such as floods, earthquakes, fires and even heat-islands Mon, 30 Mar 2020 01:19:21 GMT+0000 Martín De Ambrosio //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/dam-disaster-risk-means-independent-reviews-a-must-researchers/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/dam-disaster-risk-means-independent-reviews-a-must-researchers/ Having correct information and reliable data is vital to guide future management strategies of affected areas. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:45:05 GMT+0000 Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/east-africa-locust-invasion-approaching-full-blown-crisis-1x/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/east-africa-locust-invasion-approaching-full-blown-crisis-1x/ Region may need food aid as worst desert locust invasion in 70 years nears crisis point. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:20:49 GMT+0000 纳尔逊·曼德拉Ogema //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/climate-change-and-conflict-could-fuel-hunger-in-2020-1x/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/climate-change-and-conflict-could-fuel-hunger-in-2020-1x/ Armed conflict and climate change-linked disasters could worsen hunger in 2020, says a report. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 03:00:20 GMT+0000 Issa Sikiti da Silva //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/australian-bushfires-smoke-drifts-to-south-america/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/australian-bushfires-smoke-drifts-to-south-america/ Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay register airborne smoke particles as bushfires rage in Australia. Wed, 8 Jan 2020 04:07:16 GMT+0000 Daniela Hirschfeld, Martín De Ambrosio, Pablo Correa //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/locust-horde-threaten-pakistan-s-prized-cotton-farms-1x/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/locust-horde-threaten-pakistan-s-prized-cotton-farms-1x/ Locusts are denuding Pakistani farms and poised to spread into India. Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:19:32 GMT+0000 Zofeen Ebrahim //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/humanitarians-turn-sights-on-climate-risk/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/humanitarians-turn-sights-on-climate-risk/ 越来越多的气候变化的动力因素into humanitarian work, reports Anita Makri. Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:58:00 GMT+0000 安妮塔Makri //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/people-centric-tech-targets-disaster-displacement/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/people-centric-tech-targets-disaster-displacement/ As weather-related disasters force millions from their homes each year, new technologies are transforming the humanitarian response, writes Gareth Willmer. Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:07:04 GMT+0000 Gareth Willmer //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/climate-now-biggest-driver-of-migration-study-finds/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/climate-now-biggest-driver-of-migration-study-finds/ Rising temperatures and weather-related disasters cause more migration than poverty and conflict, researchers say. Wed, 8 May 2019 11:09:59 GMT+0000 Inga Vesper //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/asia-on-alert-as-highly-destructive-fall-armyworm-spreads-1x/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/asia-on-alert-as-highly-destructive-fall-armyworm-spreads-1x/ Experts say the pest has spread from India to China and on to South-East Asia Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:47:50 GMT+0000 Trudy Harris //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/arab-countries-caught-in-a-cycle-of-war-and-disease/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/features/arab-countries-caught-in-a-cycle-of-war-and-disease/ Conflict has left the Middle East exposed to epidemics. SciDev.Net reports from countries scrambling to respond. Tue, 11 Sep 2018 02:16:44 GMT+0000 Mohamed ELsonpaty, Adel Aldaghbashy, Zeki Al-Droubi, Toufik Bougaada //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/global-warming-to-increase-water-in-south-asian-rivers-1x/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/global-warming-to-increase-water-in-south-asian-rivers-1x/ New study counters earlier projections of decreasing runoff as a result of climate change. Tue, 7 Aug 2018 04:24:15 GMT+0000 Saleem Shaikh //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/in-rio-de-janeiro-thousands-at-risk-from-disasters/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/in-rio-de-janeiro-thousands-at-risk-from-disasters/ About 155,000 people exposed to the risk of landslides or floods in highland region of Rio de Janeiro. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:55:31 GMT+0000 Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/rising-heat-wave-risk-looms-for-pakistan/ //m.caisenvip.com/global/news/rising-heat-wave-risk-looms-for-pakistan/ This year’s soaring temperatures are part of a heat wave trend that threatens crop yields as well as human health. Fri, 8 Jun 2018 12:47:30 GMT+0000 Saleem Shaikh